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Ghiga

Ghiga

Ghiga is a family farm on the crest of the Ghiga hill at Castiglione Tinella, in the Moscato country of the Cuneo hills. The roots go back to the early 1970s, when Mario Ghiga began vinifying part of his grapes and bought the plots around the house. His son Giovanni later modernised the farm and sold grapes to the wine industry. In 2009 grandson Enrico, trained at the Alba wine school, returned to bottling under the family name, with his brother Davide, mother Angela and uncle Giovanni. Moscato d'Asti is the centrepiece, alongside Barbera d'Asti and its two oak-aged Superiore versions Dodici Lune and Ventiquattro Lune, Dolcetto from Costigliole d'Asti, Langhe Favorita, a Nebbiolo, a rosé and a Moscato passito. The team has been phasing out herbicides, leaving grass to grow between the rows and mowing it.

At a glance

Region
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Ghiga 1, 12053 Castiglione Tinella (CN)
Winemaker
Enrico Ghiga
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
9
Website
https://ghiga.it/

Visits & tastings

Visits are informal at the family cellar on the Ghiga hill in Castiglione Tinella, with a walk among the vines, a look at how Moscato is made and a tasting of the estate's wines, open every day.

Tastings

  • Wine tasting with local aperitif · Moscato d'Asti, Barbera d'Asti, Dolcetto, Favorita, Ultimo Grappolo, Volto Nuovo and grape juice · €5 per person

Tours

  • Vineyard walk and cellar visit · weather permitting, a walk among the vines followed by the cellar and the story of Moscato tappo raso

Food & stay

  • Tasting served with salami, cheeses, sweets and other local products

Good to know

  • Every day, 8:00 to 20:00
  • About ten people at a time
  • English spoken; pets welcome; card and cash accepted; large car park next to the cellar
  • The page's FAQ also quotes €10 to taste all six wines
  • Visitors can buy wines at a dedicated price list

Contact

Wines from Ghiga

  • Barbera d'Asti: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A steel-and-concrete Barbera d'Asti from 1977 vines, 13% vol, with red fruit and spice. Meant for meat and festive tables.
  • Dodici Lune: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera d'Asti Superiore aged 12 months in new French oak barrels, 14.5% vol. Described by the producer as a meditation wine with great body.
  • Langhe Favorita: Langhe DOC Favorita, Favorita 100%, White. A dry white from Favorita, 12% vol, aged three months in steel. Pale, floral and fresh.
  • Le Margherite: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Nebbiolo from a south-facing vineyard at Santo Stefano Belbo, aged four months in used barriques. Named for the daisies that grow among the vines in summer.
  • Monferrato Dolcetto: Monferrato DOC Dolcetto, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A light, soft Dolcetto from north-east facing 1977 vines, 12% vol, aged in steel.
  • Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato bianco di Canelli 100%, Sparkling. A sweet, lightly sparkling Moscato d'Asti from 100% Moscato bianco on marly, south-west facing hills at Castiglione Tinella. Low in alcohol (5% vol) and made in pressure tank.
  • Ultimo Grappolo: Vino Passito, Moscato 100%, Sweet. A passito from naturally dried Moscato grapes, golden and spicy, with a liqueur-like body. Made in about 1,000 bottles.
  • Ventiquattro Lune: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. The step-up from Dodici Lune: 12 months in barrels and barriques, then 12 more in 700-litre French oak tonneaux. 14.5% vol, built for long keeping.
  • Volto Nuovo: Vino Rosato, Rosé. A rosé from red grapes, 12% vol, made in about 500 bottles. Intense pink and fruity.